Newsletter #3 2012

Hair Straighteners

There are special requirements for Hair Straighteners: (a) The approval period is limited to 2 years, (b) the test report must indicate testing carried out no more than 12 months prior to the application date, (c) and, the test report must clearly identify the model number and brand name, OR the manufacturer must provide a clear and concise statement that clarifies any deviation from the report details.

PV Array Update

We have been in contact with the Standards committee in charge of AS/NZS 5033 and AS 4777 to clarify the content of our last newsletter.
The most important point is that IEC 62109 has an applicable date of July 16 2013. This means we will not be requiring proof of compliance to 62109 until July 16 2013.
Until that time we will continue to accept AS 4777 and AS/NZS 3100 as basis for certification of grid tie inverters associated with PV arrays.
The other major point is that the new version of AS 4777 which will also require compliance to IEC 62109 is still at the draft stage and must go for public comment.
Therefore, we will not expect to see this standard for at least 9 months.
Until we advise otherwise, AS/NZS 3100 must still be assessed for grid tie inverters.
There are many other discussion points about the testing and we will prepare a webpage for this subject once we have feedback from the regulators and the committee.

Acceptable Reports

Please refer to our terms and conditions for examples of acceptable reports:
4. Test Report
Test Reports must be endorsed and from a recognised and acceptable laboratory and may be the original or a certified copy as detailed in the Form Guides. An abbreviated listing is set out below:
– A NATA report or from a laboratory accredited by a laboratory accreditation body which has a mutual recognition agreement with NATA (see ILAC and APLAC); or
– A CB Test Report issued under the IECEE CB Scheme. CBTL without certificate but TMP, WMT & SMT with CB Certificate.